Senior Director, Clinical Leader - Retina

Janssen Research and Development, L.L.C., a member of Johnson and Johnson's Family of Companies, is recruiting for a Senior Director, Clinical Leader - Retina to be located in Raritan, NJ .  Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company.
 
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The incumbent will serve as a Clinical Leader in the Cardiovascular/Metabolism/Pulmonary Hypertension & Retina (CVMPH & R), with a focus on drug development for retinal projects.  The initial effort will be towards a first-in-class gene therapy program for age-related macular degeneration, a prevalent and blinding condition.

The Sr. Director will have broad responsibilities including:

• Provides active medical and scientific contribution to a matrixed cross-functional Compound Development Team and the Clinical Team.  Team matrix interactions may include project management, finance, legal, quality assurance, quality monitoring & compliance, clinical supplies unit, TA strategy, regulatory affairs, data management, medical writing, biostatistics, global medical affairs, clinical pharmacology, clinical operations, health economics, epidemiology and other scientific and business-related disciplines.
• Provide strategic, clinical, and scientific support through all phases of clinical development
• Accountable for implementation of the Clinical Development Plan
• Working with functional partners responsible for the clinical development strategy for the assigned development program(s)
• Providing leadership on managing/addressing specific project/program-related issues and presenting to and negotiating with the CVMR and Janssen leadership teams on development plans or program-related issues
• Working with Global Clinical Operations (GCO), Regulatory, and Global Medical Safety, leads the clinical team in responding to medical and compound-related issues
• Working with Regulatory Affairs and GCO with regard to responses to questions from Health Authorities and IRBs/ECs
• Leading the clinical team, responsible for the timely completion, content, and quality of key deliverables including protocols, reports and submissions to health agencies
• Supervising and contributing to the timely completion and quality of clinical study reports, including providing key input to statistical analysis plans and the interpretation of statistical analyses
• Presenting and/or responding to questions at meetings with Health Authorities, including FDA advisory committee meetings and/or CHMP presentations
• Provides key input into diligence activities
• Participates or leads cross-departmental or cross-functional projects with broad Janssen impact.
• Builds credible relationships with opinion leaders and may act as company spokesperson regarding publication of research findings and presentations to relevant health authorities and consultant/advisory meetings.